Category Archives: Search Engines

Lobbyists: who pays the piper…

Posted on February 14, 2013 by

A few weeks ago I experienced first hand the role of lobbyists, when I saw them do their best to start steering the CREATe project in their own direction (see my blog here). In the time since then, two more … Continue reading →

Posted in Copyright, data protection, Intellectual Property, Online Behavioural Advertising, Privacy, Search Engines | 7 Comments

Google, privacy and a new kind of lawsuit

Posted on January 28, 2013 by

Today is Data Privacy Day – and new lawsuit has been launched against Google in the UK – one which highlights a number of key issues. It could be very important – a ‘landmark case’ according to a report on … Continue reading →

Posted in Apple, data protection, google, Privacy, Privacy International, Search Engines | 5 Comments

If you “can’t” leave Facebook…

Posted on January 18, 2013 by

I’ve been posting a lot about Facebook recently. I gave ‘10 reasons to leave Facebook‘ a few weeks ago – but for many people that seems either to be impossible, or very, very difficult. So, what can you do if … Continue reading →

Posted in Facebook, Privacy, Search Engines | 12 Comments

Facebook Graph Search: Privacy issues….

Posted on January 17, 2013 by

I wrote yesterday about Facebook’s new ‘Graph Search’ system – in particular, about the way in which it is intended to convince people to put more and better data onto the system, and to lock them and businesses further into … Continue reading →

Posted in Facebook, Privacy, Search Engines, Sharing | 8 Comments

Facebook Graph Search: It’s about the data!

Posted on January 16, 2013 by

The first thing to ask whenever Facebook (or indeed any other business) releases a new product or service is what’s in it for them. In the case of Facebook’s new ‘Graph Search’, as in most things Facebook, the answer’s pretty … Continue reading →

Posted in Facebook, Privacy, Search Engines | 12 Comments

Search Engines, Search Engine Optimisation – and us!

Posted on October 25, 2011 by

Last week, Google announced that it was making SSL encryption the default on all searches for ‘signed in’ people. They announced it as a move towards better security and privacy, and some people (myself included) saw it as a small … Continue reading →

Posted in Privacy, Search Engines, Symbiotic Web | 2 Comments